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PPOG 500

Public Policy Research Project

Part 1: Topic Selection Instructions

For this assignment, please select one of the following research prompts to examine for your Public Policy Research Paper.


Prompt A. Are recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings consistent with the Founding Fathers’ intentions for the Second Amendment and for federalism in general? Your analysis must identify and discuss competing interpretations of the Second Amendment and seek to determine which of these interpretations most accurately reflects American founding principles. You must also discuss whether this interpretation is consistent with a Christian worldview—i.e. in what way and to what extent it is supported by biblical principles. Historical, legal, and academic sources are appropriate for this assignment. Popular sources or advocacy publications may be used sparingly to convey opposing sides in the contemporary debate, but do not count toward your required number of sources.


Prompt B. Are recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings consistent with the Founding Fathers’ intentions for the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, and what role does the common phrase “separation of church and state” play in political discourse related to constitutional interpretation? Include in your discussion whether and/or to what extent separation of church and state is consistent with biblical principles. Historical, legal and academic sources are appropriate sources for this assignment. Popular sources or advocacy publications may be used sparingly to convey opposing sides in the contemporary debate, but do not count toward your required number of sources.


Prompt C. Should states require doctors, as a matter of informed consent, to provide 4D ultrasounds to all patients considering elective abortions before such abortions can be performed? Your analysis of this topic must address competing perspectives on the personhood of the fetus and evidence related to the value of ultrasounds as measures of informed consent. Note that these bills are sometimes referred to as Personhood Amendments. In order for you to address this topic adequately, you must objectively consider opposing viewpoints on this issue. You must also discuss how biblical principles may be brought to bear in the debate over abortion, informed consent, and fetal personhood.

To complete this assignment, please submit a 1-sentence statement of your intent to pursue the selected topic. Please note that no credit is given for this submission.

Submit Part 1: Topic Selection by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 2.